Hjalmar Emanuel Lundin (1870[1]–1941) was a Swedish wrestler and strongman who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York City.[2]
Biography edit
Lundin was born on 22 September 1870 in Husby-Sjuhundra[1] in the Roslagen area of Sweden. He was one of his country's wrestling pioneers. He later moved to the United States where he started out as a professional "giant" in Ringling Brothers circus.[2] Despite his size, Lundin was regarded as a clean and speedy wrestler.[3] On January 21, 1908 Lundin was defeated by World Champion Frank Gotch in Lowell, Massachusetts.[4] In January 1910 Mitsuyo Maeda and Hjalmar Lundin took part in a wrestling tournament in Mexico City.
Lundin fought in mixed style challenge matches in the United States, including Cornish wrestling in the late 1890s including a match against John Rowett in 1899, who was the world Cornish wrestling champion.[5]
Publication edit
- On the Mat-and Off: Memoirs of a Wrestler (1937)
References edit
- ^ a b Arkiv Digital, Husby-Sjuhundra (AB) AI:22 (1881-1891) Image 440 / page 30 (AID: v85827.b440.s30, NAD: SE/SSA/1517)
- ^ a b Americans from Sweden. Lippincott. 1950. ISBN 9780598835338.
... wrestler Hjalmar Lundin who was for many years the undefeated champion of New York. He had started out as a professional "giant" in Ringling Brothers' ...
- ^ "Many Extremes in Wrestling". Classic Wrestling Articles. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Gotch Defeats Hjalmar Lundin". Classic Wrestling Articles. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Terse tales of the town, Ironwood News Record, 29 April, 1899, p15.
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